To:G. M. KRZHIZHANOVSKY

Written:Written on November 6, 1920Published:First published in 1924 in the book: G. M. Krzhizhanovsky,Tovaroobmen i planovaya rabota, Moscow.

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Thisis a very important thing. Our
Commission[2](to which surely you have been invited? by the previous
decision?) will meettomorrow(or November 8 in the
morning).

The(attached) draft of the subcommission must be
attentively discussed beforehand.

GOELRO[1]has not been included at all!

Inmy opinion this is not right: what is any “plan” worth
(or any “planning commission” or “planning programme”)without a plan of electrification? It is worth nothing.

Strictlyspeaking, it is GOELRO which should be the
single planning organ of the Council of People’s Commissars;
but so simply and brutally this will not be accepted, and
it would be wrong. We must think over (urgently, before
tomorrow) how the question should be put.

Perhaps(1) the chairman of GOELRO should be given
a consultative vote in theeconomic departmentof the
Narrow Council of People’s
Commissars[3]?

(2)GOELROshould be made astandingcommission of
theC.P.C., since it preparesand carries out, or should
carry out, electrification for the Supreme Economic
Council, for the People’s Commissariat of Agriculture,
for the People’s Commissariat of Railways,etc.

(3)Allplanning commissions of all People’s
Commissariats should be linked and co-ordinated with GOELRO.
But how?

Byselling up yet one more commissionattachedto
GOELRO, composed of the chairmen ofallthe separate
planning commissions? Or how otherwise?

Ringme up when you have read this.

Andreturn me the minutes (of the subcommission of
November 5) today, not later than 10 p.m.

Yours,Lenin

[1]SeeNote 369.—Ed.

[2]Referenceis to the meeting of the preliminary conference on
organisation of contact between all People’s Commissariats concerned
with the economy. The preliminary conference was set up by the
Council of People’s Commissars on October 26, 1920; its chairman
was Lenin.

[3]NarrowCouncil of People’s Commissarswas organised in
December 1917. It had the rights of a commission of the Council of
People’s Commissars and its task was to relieve the Council of
minor affairs. Its decisions, which had to be unanimous, were
signed by V. I. Lenin and acquired the force of decisions of the
Council of People’s Commissars. If a difference of opinion arose the
matter was placed before the Council of People’s Commissars.